Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Austria
Austria: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 74.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
74.0%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 189 countries
All-time high
75.7%
in 2016
All-time low
73.0%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Austria, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Austria is 74.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Austria peaked at 75.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2010.
That places Austria 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 74.5% | — |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | -0.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 74.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Austria's 74.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 73.0% | 75.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.0% | 74.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More health data for Austria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,266 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 27 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Austria?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Austria was 74.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2010.
- How does Austria rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Austria ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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